Q: When a diabetic patient has arteriosclerotic peripheral artery disease (PAD), should an additional ICD-10-CM code be assigned from subcategory I70.2- (atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities) to describe the affected vessel and laterality?
This week's note from the instructor explores considerations chargemaster coordinators should make regarding routine services in general medical/surgical units, specialty/intensive care units, and incidental nursing or bedside procedure charges.
This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on HIPAA privacy requirements, enrollment information for opioid treatment programs, implementation of end-stage renal disease payment rate updates, and more!
